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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 121
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 56 Y/O FELL TRYING TO HAND CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT AT HOME, STRUCK LEFT SIDE ON CORNER OF SOFA. DX-CHEST WALL CONTUSIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WAS UP IN THE ATTIC AND FELL THROUGH THE CEILING AS HE WAS RETREIVI NG HIS CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS SUSTAINED FRACTURED UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| CHEST CT-FELL IN GARAGE WHILE GETTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| PT PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND FELL OFF AN 8 FOOT LADDER FRACT URED RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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